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Table 2 Effects of YJT on body weights and prostate weights

From: Inhibitory effect of Yukmijihwang-tang, a traditional herbal formula against testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats

Groups

Prostate weights

% Inhibition

Body weights (g)

 

Absolute (g)

Relative (g)

 

Initial

Final

NC

1.44 ± 0.10

0.35 ± 0.02

 

273.5 ± 8.50

416.7 ± 12.75

BPH

3.05 ± 0.55##

0.78 ± 0.15##

 

273.9 ± 8.94

391.5 ± 23.47

Finasteride

1.95 ± 0.28**

0.51 ± 0.04**

62.01%

276.0 ± 13.01

380.3 ± 46.58

YJT-200

2.14 ± 0.25**

0.54 ± 0.06**

54.48%

277.2 ± 13.08

394.2 ± 27.11

YJT-400

2.25 ± 0.27**

0.56 ± 0.10**

50.79%

278.9 ± 9.34

404.8 ± 26.01

  1. NC: corn oil injection (s.c) + PBS (p.o.), BPH: testosterone (s.c) + PBS (p.o.), Finasteride: testosterone (s.c) + finasteride (10 mg/kg, p.o.), YJT-200 and −400: testosterone (s.c) + YJT (200 and 400 mg/kg, respectively, p.o.).
  2. ## P  < 0.01 when compared with the NC group.
  3. ** P  < 0.01 when compared with the BPH group.